Museo El Fósil
An in-situ display of a roughly 115-million-year-old Kronosaurus boyacensis fossil, the best-known attraction around the old town
The Museo El Fósil stands on the original site where a farmer discovered fossils in 1977. Its main highlight is a juvenile Kronosaurus boyacensis fossil, a Cretaceous marine reptile about 115 million years old. It is about 7 meters long and almost completely preserved in place. Other marine fossils, such as ammonites, show that this was once an ancient seabed. Admission is about 15,000 Colombian pesos. The museum is about 6 km from the old town and can be reached by bicycle, tuk-tuk or on a circuit tour. Across the road, the Paleontology Research Center (CIP) displays dinosaur fossil restoration, and you can visit both on the same trip.
Opening hours
08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- El Infiernito (Parque Arqueológico de Monquirá)
- Pozos Azules
- Gondava
- Casa Terracota
- Museo del Carmen
- Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva
- Viñedo Ain Karim
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario